Ten Vintage Views of Americans and their Motorcycles - Heartfelt History™

Ten Vintage Views of Americans and their Motorcycles

Posted On August 25, 2019

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 Mrs. Sally Halterman, the first woman to be granted a license to operate a motorcycle in the District of Columbia – September, 1937

 

 

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Men on Motorcycles, Summer of 1922

 

 

 

 

 

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Motorcycle squad on Harleys near Casa Grandes, Mexico; Mexican – U.S. campaign after Villa, 1916

 

 

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U.S. Mail Carrier wearing boots and riding gloves, sometime after 1909

 

 

 

 

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Racer sits on his Indian motorcycle between heats in Indianapolis, 1909

 

 

 

 

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Metropolitan police officer with motorcycle, Washington, D.C. – 1932

 

 

 

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Mr. & Mrs. Willie Kay on their Indian Tricar, 1906 

 

 

 

 

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Man on Harley Davidson motorcycle with woman in sidecar, tents in background, 1911

 

 

 

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Motorcycle police in Washington, D.C. – 1922

 

 

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Anthony Maydwell is the founder of Heartfelt History, a public storytelling initiative that helps make overlooked American stories known. Through emotionally resonant outreach and ethically grounded captions, he invites audiences to rediscover the people, places, and ideals that shaped the United States—fascinating and connecting us through shared history.

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